Re: Contributing org-menu (using transient) to Orgmode?

[Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net>]

Jan Rehders <jan@sheijk.net> writes:

>> More generally, we have previously discussed the idea of generic help
>> menu for major modes. See https://list.orgmode.org/orgmode/87a5oayblv.fsf@gmail.com/
>> I personally like the idea of some kind of help menu, but I have doubts
>> that transient is best-suited for the task. Ideally, help menus should
>> help with the existing key bindings rather than introducing brand
>> new. AFAIK, transient _always_ introduces new bindings.
>
> I think which-key has been added to Emacs, that one seems like a good fit

which-key only provides key binding + symbol. No description and no grouping.

>> org-speed-commands
>
> org-menu works on many more elements than headings. Table cells, list items, dates, normal text formatting, etc. See the transient-insert-suffix 'org-menu at the end of the file following :if blocks for conditional enabling commands for various elements. This is as ad-hoc as Orgmodes keybinding overloads depending on context (which might also be a good thing to generalise it, like some commercial text editors did/do)

org-speed-commands can work outside headings as well. See
`org-use-speed-commands'.

>> I imagine splitting it into several files which follow Org’s
>> existing structure might make sense as well as making it easier to
>> add new parts to it. I don’t know how to best do that, yet.

I do believe that the best way to integrate menus like in your package
is extending org-speed-commands functionality. For example, we can
introduce something like `org-speed-commands-toggle' that will toggle
the transient menu. Does it make sense?

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